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| Mon, 09-08-2008 - 7:09pm |
A directive recently handed down by a Detroit-area suburban mayor has ignited the latest round of a seemingly endless debate -- one that always burns with more intensity in the home of the Big Three than anywhere else.
It's the debate that relates to cars goes something like this: "Buy American!" vs. "I'll buy what I want!"
That debate sometimes, but not always, begins as a civil conversation. But the Detroit area has been hit hard in the last five years by the ongoing, sometimes enormous financial losses posted by the Big Three. The Big Three's financial woes have had a direct impact on the Michigan economy with hundreds of thousands of layoffs and/or buyouts.
Given that so many of the state's workers have lost their jobs -- and in some cases, their homes - it sometimes doesn't take long before the car debate escalates into an emotional one. That can lead to angry name-calling and insults - like many of the reader comments that flooded the online edition of the Detroit newspaper that first reported a controversial story.
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I think that policy might be hard to enforce if someone decides to push the point of what exactly makes an "American Made" vehicle.
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I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
So, I want to present a question related to all of this.
Do you agree with Obama's plan to provide $4 billion dollars in guaranteed loans and tax credits to U.S. automakers to re-tool for more fuel efficient vehicles?
Susan
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